That Sounds Fun with Annie F. Downs TSF Holy Week: Monday- Episode 1044
Mar 30, 2026
Daily Gospel readings focus on Jesus cleansing the temple and restoring it as a house of prayer. Listens include the withered fig tree story and teachings on faith and bold asking. Passages highlight religious leaders plotting against Jesus and his continued teaching amid opposition. A gentle closing invites listeners to do something fun and return tomorrow.
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Holy Week Daily Gospel Reading Plan
- Annie F. Downs frames the episode as part of a Holy Week series reading Gospel passages each day from Palm Sunday to Easter.
- She introduces the schedule and announces readings will follow the English Standard Version, preparing listeners for daily scripture context.
Temple Cleansing And Fig Tree Miracle
- Matthew 21:12–22 recounts Jesus cleansing the temple, healing, and cursing a fruitless fig tree.
- The passage shows Jesus confronting temple commerce and linking faith to miraculous authority over nature.
Faith Without Doubt Enables The Impossible
- The repeated fig tree episode emphasizes faith without doubt, promising extraordinary power over obstacles.
- Jesus uses the fig tree and mountain analogy to teach that unwavering faith enables seemingly impossible outcomes.